Truck



March 12, 1929. T. F. CULLINAN 1,704,884

TRUCK Filed June 4, 1925 I N V EN TOR.

120/2708 al/ymwl.

A TTORNEYS.

' section when in working position.

Patented Mar. 12, 1929s 1 mates;

- THOMAS r'. CZULY'LINAN, or PROVIDENCE, nHonE isrinin). I

TRUCK;

- Application filed-June 4,

This invention relates to an improved construction of a combination truck having fixed and dumping sections; and has for its object to provide in such a truck a body portion which maybe of theplatform'type having a fixed section and a dumping section pivot-I ally mounted on the fixed section 'whereby'the truck may he used forcarrying long articles such as lumber or the like or maybe readily employed as a dumping truck for carrying such loads as, stone, gravel, sand, coal and such material which it is desired to discharge by a dumping operation.

" A further object of this invention is to mount the dumping section on a separate set of sills and to hinge these sills of the dumping section to swing on the sills of the fixed section and to provide simple and effective locking means for securing the dumping section in position on the fiXed section of the truck.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved truck sectioned through the body portion thereof. 9 l

Figure 2 is a top view showing an arrangement of the sills and bolsters of both the dumping section and the fixed section of the truck.

Figure 8 is a top View illustrating the ar rangement of the stakes and side boards of the fixed and dumping sections whereby the side boardsof one overlap those of the other.

Figure 4 is a detail illustrating the lock bar. which is mounted on the sills to lock those I of the dumping section to those of the fixed Figure 5 is a perspective view illust this locking crossbar and its operating handle.

Figure 6 a perspective view illustrating the hinge by which the dumping section is pivoted to the fixed section of the truck.

It is found in the practical operation of trucks of this character, of advantage to provide an inexpensive arrangement of a combination truck which may be employed either as a long platform truck or as a dumping truck for carrying widely varying loads of differentcharacters such as lumber or other long articles when the whole length of the body is used, or for carrying sand, gravel,

1925. Serial'No. 34,976;

coal or similar material when only the dumpmg port-loner the body 1s used, and to so arrange the after portion ofthe truck that when employed as a dumping truck this after portion is so balanced that itsload. may be tilted or tippedto dump and sodischarge the load carriedtherein and by this construction the 1 use'of both types of trucks is combined in but a single body; and the following is adetailed description of the present embodiment of my invention and showing one construction by which these advantageous results may beaccomplished With reference to the drawings, 1O designates the fixed sectlonof the truck, which is herein shown as being provided with metal chassis sills 11 supported atits rear end through the spring 12 on the rear axle 13 of the truss, and on this chassis sill is shown as being supported the wooden sills 14 on the cross bars 15. The forward or fixed portion 16 of the body is mounted on the bolsters 17 on these sills 14 just back of the cab 18, the showing of the usual'motor end of the truck being omitted.

' Straddling these fixedsills 14 are the sills 19 of the dumping section which are pivoted intermediate their ends at a point 20 through the brackets 21 to the ends of the fixed sills 14 through the hinge-plates 22, which hinge plates are connected to one of the bolsters 23 on which bolsters the floor 24 of this dumping section is mounted. In order to lock the forward ends of the dumping sills 19 to the fixed sills 14' when the dumping section is swung back to its working position, I have provided,

a locking cross bar 25, preferably angular in cross section, which is hinged at 26 to the I fixe l sills, the rear edge 27 of this bar being arranged to overlap the forward ends 28 of the dumping sills, and an operating handle 29 is secured to this barto extend forwardly a short" distance and its free end is provided with a chain 30 adapted to engage the hook 31 whereby this look bar may be swung into. engaged position over the forward ends of these sills 19, andsecured by this chain 30 to lock the dumping section in working position andwhenthis eh ain is released the weight of the handle 29 serves to swing the lock bar up into disengaging position as illustrated in Figure 1 to release the dumping section to be tilted to discharge the load therein.

It is found in practice of advantage to mount the body stakes 32 and 33 of the different sections in alignment with each other and to position the side boar-115584 of the dumpmg body on the inside of the stakes and the side boards 35 of the fixed body 011 the outside of the stakes whereby those ofthe dumping section Wlll extendforward to fit InsIde of those of the fixed section to overlap and so,

' close the openings between the two sections to make the body tight to prevent escape of smell material which may be loaded therein.

My improved combination platform and dumping body is very simple and practical in construction and effective in its operation and; by its use loads of Widely varying cherectei s may be cmried on the truclk and also permitthe truck to be employed either es s platform truck for csrryingthe lo ger marerecess;

invention being defined and. limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

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said sills, a dumping frame and floor section including a; second set of sills, one set of sills normally nesting Within the other set, bolsters secured to said second set olsillsfand hinge means pi'votzil ly securing one of said bolsters to said first set of sills.

2. truck body comprising a chassis, a set of sills on seidchessis, ai fixed, floor section on 1. A truck body comprising it'ClltSSlS, a set of SIll S on said chassis, a fired fioor section on said sills, a dumping ire-me and floor section including a second of sills, one set of sills norn'mgllynesting within the other set, bolsters secured to said second: set off sills, and l iinge means pivotelly securing one of said bolsters to said first set of sills, and it, looking crossbar hinged to; the first set of sills to entheother set of sills and hold said dumping section in Working position.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

THOMAS r. GULLINAN. 

